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    "id": 669536,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know that the Senate Minority Leader has great interest in this Motion and so are many Kenyans in this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT: ACKNOWLEDGING that the sovereign power of the People of Kenya may be exercised directly or indirectly through their democratically elected representatives and that the People’s sovereign power shall be exercised only in accordance with the Constitution; RECOGNIZING that through pronouncements, sections of the Kenyan society have raised issues on the credibility, impartiality, integrity and independence of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, the electoral processes and the electoral law; APPRECIATING the need to have the August 2017 general elections conducted by a body enjoying the broad confidence of most Kenyans; NOW THEREFORE in accordance with the provisions of Article 1(1) and (2) of the Constitution of Kenya and Rule 9 of the Houses of Parliament (Joint Sittings) Rules, the Senate RESOLVES that:- 1. The two Houses of Parliament establish a joint select committee consisting of fourteen (14) members, seven (7) each from the two Coalitions in Parliament. 2. The mandate of the said joint select committee shall be to: (a) Inquire into the allegations against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioners and the Secretariat; The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
}